Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

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Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is a high-altitude civilian airport in Leh, Ladakh, serving as a key air gateway to the Indian Himalayas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport ⓘ
civilian airport ⓘ
high-altitude airport ⓘ
cityServed Leh ⓘ
country India ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 10682 feet ⓘ
about 3256 metres ⓘ
hasCharacteristic challenging approach ⓘ
surrounded by mountains ⓘ
hasClimateCondition high-altitude rarefied air ⓘ
hasFunction key air gateway to Ladakh ⓘ
key air gateway to the Indian Himalayas ⓘ
hasRestriction daytime operations only in most conditions ⓘ
hasType joint-use airport ⓘ
IATAcode IXL ⓘ
ICAOcode VILH ⓘ
isOneOf highest commercial airports in the world ⓘ
locatedIn Indian Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: Himalayas

Ladakh ⓘ
Leh ⓘ
northern India ⓘ
locatedNear Indus River valley ⓘ
linked to: Indus River basin
namedAfter Kushok Bakula Rinpoche ⓘ
operator Airports Authority of India ⓘ
Indian Air Force ⓘ
regionServed Union Territory of Ladakh ⓘ
linked to: Ladakh
requires special aircraft performance considerations due to altitude ⓘ
runwayCount 1 ⓘ
runwayDesignation 07/25 ⓘ
runwaySurface asphalt ⓘ
serves Indian Himalayas ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ
Leh ⓘ
servesAs primary airport for tourism to Ladakh ⓘ
timezone IST ⓘ
usedFor civilian air traffic ⓘ
military operations ⓘ
UTCoffset +05:30 ⓘ

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Ladakh → hasAirport → Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport ⓘ
Leh → transport → served by Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport ⓘ
linked to: Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
Magnetic Hill → nearbyAirport → Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport ⓘ